RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Ayrshire Royal Rooster Potato Salad with Balsamic Dressing

  Andrew Fairlie combines tasteful Italian balsamic dressing with home-grown Scottish potatoes

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  Potato and green pea pattice

  The sweetness of the coconut and the spiciness of the green chili compliment each other well in these bite size patties from Gujarati cook Anjani Desai Watch the video recipe

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  Salmon mayonnaise

  Paul Rankin poaches salmon in white wine to make a herby salmon mayonnaise, perfect with the sharpness of pickled cucumber

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  Olive straws

  As a variation, you can replace the olives in Michel Roux’s party recipe with tinned anchovies - be sure to drain all the oil from the tin

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  Blueberry pancakes

  Get your day off to a great start with Celia Brooks Brown's simple and delicious fruit-flavoured pancakes

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  Lemon rice pudding with confit of plums

  Tom Aikens takes an old favourite right out of the nursery with this elegant and oh-so-grown-up dessert

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  Beef carpaccio

  Theo Randall serves paper-thin slices of beef fillet with fresh beetroot and a piquant creamed horseradish sauce

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  Meat samosas

  Alya Rafiq's spiced lamb and vegetable parcels make a delectable Indian snack to serve with drinks or to pack up for a picnic

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  Spicy sausages with Bombay mash potato

  Spice up your bangers 'n' mash with this perky recipe - serve with mango chutney and a crunchy salad of radishes, cucumber and coriander

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  Warm citrus salad with champagne dressing

  If you have an open bottle of champagne, add a splash to a citrus dressing as James Martin does in this simple yet sophisticated recipe